Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the cocoa powder and baking soda. Stir in half of the melted butter until smooth and then whisk in the boiling water until fully combined.

Mix in the sugar, eggs, remaining melted butter, vanilla and salt. Lastly, add the Flour and chocolate chips until just combined being sure not to over stir.

Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, spread the top to even it out and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow them to cool completely before assembling sundaes.

While the brownies are baking, take out a medium saucepan to make the salted caramel. Pour in the sugar and cook over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally being sure to scrape the bottom of the pan. The sugar will get lumpy and then start to melt and turn brown.

Once it is fully melted and a dark amber color, remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla. The mixture will come to a rapid boil, once that is fully combined, pour in the heavy cream and sea salt. Stir until smooth and allow it to cool for about 20 minutes.

To assemble the sundaes, cut one or two brownies, stack them on top of each other, scoop a generous helping of gelato on top of the brownie and drizzle the caramel over the top. Dive in with a spoon and enjoy!

Notes

If you aren’t a salted caramel fan, simply omit it from the salted caramel recipe. You can also use a different kind of gelato like vanilla or coffee flavored.